Note: Front Cover -- Current Topics in Amorphous Materials: Physics & -- Technology -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: MATERIALS PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Static structure of amorphous solids and liquids by pulsed neutron diffraction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geometrical short-range order and chemical short-range order in metallic glass -- 3. Short-range structure of network-forming glasses -- 4. Orientational correlations and packing of molecules in molecular liquids -- References -- Chapter 2. Characterization of the environmental structure of disordered materials using anomalous X-ray scattering -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamentals of the AXS method -- 3. Selected examples of structural study of disordered materials by the AXS method -- 4. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 3. Characterization of the medium-range dynamic structure of palladium-metalloid amorphous alloys by pulsed neutron inelastic scattering -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pulsed neutron inelastic scattering -- 3. High-resolution radial distribution function -- 4. Trigonal prismatic structural unit -- 5. Medium-range low-energy locally collective motion -- 6. Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 4. Structural fluctuation in microclusters -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Simulations -- 3. Results -- 4. Scenario for the structural fluctuations -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 5. Medium-range atomic ordering in amorphous alloys studied by high-resolution electron microscopy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Direct imaging of MRO structures -- 3. Amorphous structures depending on formation condition and composition -- 4. Outlook -- References -- Chapter 6. Medium-range structure and relaxation in chalcogenide glasses investigated by Raman scattering -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Vibrational spectra in glassy GeSe2. , 3. Vibrations in crystalline GeSe2 -- 4. Disorder in GeSe2 small crystals and the medium-range structure in amorphous GeSe2 -- 5. Laser-induced and thermally annealed crystallization -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 7. Topological disorder in medium-range structure of amorphous solids and quasicrystals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ring of tetrahedra and octahedra -- 3. Cells in the 3-D network showing the connectivity of T and O -- 4. Structure of amorphous metals -- 5. Structure of icosahedral quasicrystals -- References -- Chapter 8. Structure and properties of quasicrystals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Development of new quasicrystalline phases -- 3. Structural analyses -- 4. Electronic structure and stability of quasicrystals -- 5. Physical properties -- 6. Final remarks -- References -- Chapter 9. A unified picture for electron scattering mechanisms in amorphous alloys and quasicrystals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Electron-transport properties of amorphous alloys -- 3. Electron transport properties of sp-electron quasicrystals -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 10. Electronic states and chemical bonds in amorphous alloys -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chemical bonding in TM-M alloy glasses -- 3. Chemical orders and bonding in ternary alloy glasses -- 4. Electronic structures of amorphous ETM-LTM alloys -- 5. Chemical bonding in hydrogenated amorphous alloys -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11. Current topics in the magnetism of amorphous transition metals and alloys -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Forming ability of 3d transition metal amorphous alloys -- 3. Magnetic phase diagram of RE-Fe alloy system -- 4. Magnetic state in amorphous Fe, Co and Ni -- 5. Spin-glass state in RE-Fe alloys -- 6. Magnetovolume effects in RE-Fe alloys -- 7. Amorphous alloys consisting of icosahedral clusters. , 8. Summary -- References -- Part 2: AMORPHOUS MATERIALS -- Chapter 12. Amorphous metals -- 1. Introduction -- Chapter 13. Solid state amorphization by hydrogen absorption -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Structural changes of intermetallic compounds by hydrogen absorption and the formation of amorphous phases -- 3. The mechanism of amorphization by hydrogen absorption -- 4. The factors controlling hydrogen-induced amorphization -- 5. Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14. Solid-state amorphization by irradiation -- References -- Chapter 15. Solid-state amorphization: interdiffusion of multilayers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Kinetics of the SSAR in diffusion couples -- experimental results -- 3. Why does a metastable amorphous phase grow prior to a stable crystalline phase? -- 4. Other aspects of the SSAR -- References -- Chapter 16. Amorphization by chemical reduction -- References -- Chapter 17. Amorphous plating -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Kinds of amorphous alloys prepared by the plating method [12] -- 3. Mechanism of amorphous formation by the plating method [12] -- 4. Application of amorphous plating -- 5. Methods for research on amorphous plating [7,12] -- References -- Chapter 18. Atomized powders and consolidation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Production methods of amorphous alloy powders -- 3. Cooling rate of amorphous powders produced by gas atomization -- 4. Thermal stability of atomized powders -- 5. Consolidation -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19. Light-metal based amorphous alloys -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Alloy compositions of Al- and Mg-based amorphous alloys -- 3. Mechanical strength -- 4. Supercooled liquid above Tg and its thermal stability -- 5. Production of high-strength amorphous bulks by a metallic mold casting method. , 6. Increase of tensile strength of Al-based amorphous alloys by dispersion of ultrafine fcc-Al particles -- 7. Production of Al-based crystalline alloys with ultrafine grain sizes by extrusion of amorphous powders -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 20. Chemical properties - corrosion, electrochemistry and catalysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Corrosion-resistant alloys -- 3. Electrodes for electrolysis of aqueous solutions -- 4. Electrodes for fuel cells -- 5. Catalysis -- 6. Preparation methods for chemical applications -- 7. Concluding remarks of chemical properties -- References -- Chapter 21. Nanocrystalline alloys produced by crystallization of amorphous alloys -- 1. Importance and control method of nanostructure -- 2. Amorphous phase containing dispersed nanoscale particles and high mechanical strength -- 3. Formation of nanostructure by annealing and appearance of soft magnetic characteristics -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 22. Application of amorphous superconductors to liquid-helium level indicators -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Amorphous superconductors -- 3. Principle of the liquid-helium indicator -- 4. Characterization of amorphous superconducting alloys as sensor -- 5. Liquid-helium level sensor at higher pressures -- References -- Chapter 23. Mechanical application -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Hardness, tensile strength and Young's modulus of amorphous metals -- 3. Effect of cold working on mechanical properties of amorphous metals -- 4. Fatigue strength of amorphous metals -- 5. Applications -- 6. Concluding remarks -- References -- Part 3: PROGRESS IN MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND APPLICATIONS -- Introduction -- Chapter 24. Amorphous ribbon -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fabrication of ultra-thin Co-based amorphous ribbons -- 3. Soft magnetic properties of ultra-thin Co-based ribbons -- References -- Chapter 25. Amorphous wire. , 1. Introduction -- 2. Alloy systems of amorphous wire -- 3. Magnetic properties of amorphous magnetostrictive wires -- 4. Large Barkhausen and Matteucci voltage pulse of amorphous magnetostrictive wires -- 5. Magnetic properties of amorphous wires with zero magnetostriction -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 26. Soft magnetic film -- 1. Fabrication of amorphous films with soft magnetic properties -- 2. Co-metal amorphous films -- 3. Modification of the films for practical use -- References -- Chapter 27. Amorphous RE-TM film -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Magnetic moment -- 3. Curie temperature -- 4. Magneto-optic effect -- 5. Magnetic anisotropy -- 6. Exchange-coupling -- 7. Summary -- References -- Chapter 28. Garnet film -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Magnetic anisotropy -- 3. Magneto-optical effect -- 4. Films fabricated by pyrolysis -- 5. Crystallization kinetics of garnet films prepared by pyrolysis -- References -- Chapter 29. Giant magnetic moment of epitaxially grown Fe16N2 films -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Epitaxial growth of Fe16N2 -- 3. Magnetism of Fe16N2 -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 30. Oxide magnetic film -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Principle and methods of ferrite plating -- 3. Results of ferrite plating -- 4. Applications of ferrite plating films -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 31. Super fine crystal material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microstructure -- 3. Magnetic properties -- 4. Mechanism of soft magnetic properties -- 5. Summary -- References -- Chapter 32. Hard magnetic materials -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Melt-quenched magnets -- 3. A new ternary intermetallic compound -- 4. Sintered magnet -- 5. Future aspects -- References -- Chapter 33. Artificial superstructure films -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fe/Mg multilayers [3] -- 3. Fe/Nd multilayers [4] -- 4. Summary -- References -- Chapter 34. Ion-implanted film. , References.